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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? When the first edition of what was then called Black Issues In Higher Education was published on March 15, 1984, it was two days before my 14th birthday, and I was still adjusting to ninth grade in a public high school after attending a private school from second grade to eight grade.

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Report: Journalism Jobs to Decrease in Years to Come Due to Industry Decline

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More than a third of journalism jobs will be lost 2002-2031 from decades of decline primarily due to newspaper downsizing and closures, a Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) report found. Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, lead report author and CEW director.

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Engaging Students in Research

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Students’ experiences in higher education goes far beyond the curriculum in their programs. 2016; Landrum & Nelson, 2002; Valdez & Liu, 2020). She has a masters of education in counselling and psychotherapy and is a registered psychotherapist in the province of Ontario. Studies in higher education , 45 (9), 1834-1847.

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Learning by Working Together: Developing and Checking for Group Integration Across Diverse Disciplinary Cohorts

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Often, at the higher education level, instruction is provided to classes that consist of diverse groups of students from various course cohorts or disciplines. This is necessary to harness inputs and contributions from various stakeholders or agencies, all working towards shared objectives or, at the very least, addressing common challenges.

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Engaging Students in Research

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Students’ experiences in higher education goes far beyond the curriculum in their programs. 2016; Landrum & Nelson, 2002; Valdez & Liu, 2020). She has a masters of education in counselling and psychotherapy and is a registered psychotherapist in the province of Ontario. Studies in higher education , 45 (9), 1834-1847.

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Athletics and Academics

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Organizations rooted in sports incorporate educational curriculum that helps participants be better prepared for higher education. It also seeks to improve access to quality education for kids in under-resourced communities. Participation is currently free with no required cost to families.